“Welcome back, Willson Contreras,” he laughed ... So much of his focus before was how his body moved as a catcher. Now, it’s more about how his body moves as a hitter.

Contreras (finger) said recently that he added 10-to-12 pounds of muscle over the offseason, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Contreras is moving from catcher to first base ...

Cancel anytime. Mar 8, 2025 Mar 8, 2025 0 St. Louis Cardinals first baseman and former catcher Willson Contreras ran drills at first base and practiced hitting during spring training in Jupiter ...

As St. Louis Cardinals coaches Stubby Clapp and Daniel Descalso drove ground balls around the horn for infield practice on Tuesday, Alec Burleson and Willson Contreras agreed to a friendly ...

Go to: All | SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH Outlook: While listed as a catcher, Contreras is the Cardinals’ newly minted first baseman after Paul Goldschmidt’s departure. That makes him a ...

They signed Willson Contreras for $87.5 million to be the new catcher. It was pretty drastic action to go from "he's the new catcher" to "he is not a catcher" in less than two months of baseball.

Willson Contreras is casting a broader shadow in St. Louis Cardinals' camp this spring, physical modifications resulting from a weight-room regimen he adopted to bulk up for a move to first base.